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@ 2004/03/19Only a few days have passed since the introduction of the new low-cost but highly efficient phase-change cooling system aka Mach II ST. But already now, on ASUS booth at CeBIT you could see one more Mach II modification from nVENTIV at work.
nVENTIV Mach II GT is positioned as a high-end solution, which performance is the key factor determining the users’ buying decisions. Mach II GT has no performance issues to worry about. The thermal characteristics of the new system are unprecedented for the mass products of the kind. In fact, you can only achieve better results if you use specially designed cascade systems or vapor cooling (with liquid nitrogen or dry ice). The vaporization temperature is around -65C (under 0W workload), which is 15 degrees better than the results shown by Mach II. The temperature under maximum workload of 200W have also dropped proportionally: the vaporization temperature is -40C, while the CPUI surface temperature equals to -20C.
The newcomer features an enhanced thermal insulation system, compared with Mach II: thermal bus acquired new heating wires, which improved the reliability of the system in case of higher humidity. Also start-up time grew shorter. The standard package of nVENTIV Mach II GT includes a front panel LCD display (which is optional for Mach II), is compatible with any accessories designed for other nVENTIV systems and optionally comes in an aluminum case from Lian Li (black or silver).
And in order to prove that they really do what they say, nVENTIV demonstrated record breaking opportunities their new system offers. They overclocked Prescott 3.2E to 5008MHz and the CPU remained STABLE at that impressive clock rate! So, they entered the prestigious “5GHz” club on ordinary stock phase-change unit! Before that, such frequencies used to be the prerogative of vaporization cooling solutions, liquid nitrogen cooling systems or self-designed cascade systems.
Of course, this superior achievement of nVENTIV Company opens another chapter in the world’s overclocking history. This is a truly impressive result and excellent promotion for their Mach II GT system (although I don’t think that all of you will be able to repeat this success, because nVENTIV spent a lot of time and effort in order to set this record).
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he pictures were taken at the CeBIT show in Hanover, where the winning system was demonstrated on ASUS booth.
nVENTIV Mach II GT is positioned as a high-end solution, which performance is the key factor determining the users’ buying decisions. Mach II GT has no performance issues to worry about. The thermal characteristics of the new system are unprecedented for the mass products of the kind. In fact, you can only achieve better results if you use specially designed cascade systems or vapor cooling (with liquid nitrogen or dry ice). The vaporization temperature is around -65C (under 0W workload), which is 15 degrees better than the results shown by Mach II. The temperature under maximum workload of 200W have also dropped proportionally: the vaporization temperature is -40C, while the CPUI surface temperature equals to -20C.
The newcomer features an enhanced thermal insulation system, compared with Mach II: thermal bus acquired new heating wires, which improved the reliability of the system in case of higher humidity. Also start-up time grew shorter. The standard package of nVENTIV Mach II GT includes a front panel LCD display (which is optional for Mach II), is compatible with any accessories designed for other nVENTIV systems and optionally comes in an aluminum case from Lian Li (black or silver).
And in order to prove that they really do what they say, nVENTIV demonstrated record breaking opportunities their new system offers. They overclocked Prescott 3.2E to 5008MHz and the CPU remained STABLE at that impressive clock rate! So, they entered the prestigious “5GHz” club on ordinary stock phase-change unit! Before that, such frequencies used to be the prerogative of vaporization cooling solutions, liquid nitrogen cooling systems or self-designed cascade systems.
Of course, this superior achievement of nVENTIV Company opens another chapter in the world’s overclocking history. This is a truly impressive result and excellent promotion for their Mach II GT system (although I don’t think that all of you will be able to repeat this success, because nVENTIV spent a lot of time and effort in order to set this record).
The pictures were taken at the CeBIT show in Hanover, where the winning system was demonstrated on ASUS booth.
I agree with you: phase-change stuff isn't ment to be moved to LAN parties.
selling phase-changed units to everyday consumers is very difficult: if you sell a freezer, you put in the power plug and voila, it works. now regular consumers have to play the technician theirselves and start working with the very sensitive capillary tubing.
that's not more then normal, I guess. but frequently something goes wrong and then you're standing there with a $1000 deluxe freezer. the capillary tubing gets damaged if you twist the evaporator too much, fortunately you can get that fixed by any refrigerations expert. too bad Nventiv is still screwing around with the temperature sensors, the units have to be sent back often to Nventiv for something small like a temperature sensor
watercooling is difficult to handle: filling, bleeding, building it in. phase-changed units are even harder to handle: they're heavy as lead, the evaporator can't make good contact, you can get condensation and the unit might break down.
if you want some nice OC's or a silent PC, watercooling is worth the effort. you have to take the disadvantages with it. a prometeia or vapo is meant for the hardcore OC'ers: if you get one, you're addicted to OC'ing so you should take all disadvantages with it.